Centre opens to build cases against Russian leaders for Ukraine aggression
THE HAGUE – Law enforcement officials from Ukraine, the European Union and the United Sates on Monday opened an international centre to build cases against the Russian leadership for the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.and have filed charges against 207 suspects in domestic courts.
The new International Centre for the Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression, also in The Hague, will work alongside the ICC, the world’s permanent war crimes court, and bridge that legal gap. Supported by the EU, US and a Joint Investigation Team for Ukraine, the centre will effectively be the forerunner of a special tribunal for aggression, building a case file that could go to court.Ms Kim “will have unfettered access to the substantial body of expertise and resources that the Department has amassed in response to Russia’s unlawful war of aggression,” said Assistant Attorney-General Kenneth Polite, referring to the US Department of Justice.
Kyiv and its Western allies accuse Mr Putin of barbaric tactics and an imperialist-style land grab in Ukraine. Russia denies deliberating attacking civilians or committing war crimes.
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